Planning staff outlines draft code changes to conditional‑use permits

Planning staff presented a draft ordinance that would move multifamily dwellings, condominiums and studio apartments from conditional uses to outright uses while codifying several mitigation requirements previously handled through conditional‑use permits. Staff said the packet will require applicants to provide current site photos, dimensioned plans drawn to scale and that an applicant or representative be present at the public hearing. "The proposed use will not create significant adverse impacts to the public safety, health or welfare that cannot be adequately mitigated through permit conditions," staff read from the updated review criteria.